March Events in Birmingham

Although we’ll probably have one more cold snap this month, several of the trees have started blooming, and spring is on the way! There’s plenty to keep you busy this month, and even if you’re staying in town for spring break, you won’t be bored on your staycation!

This monthly event brings together local makers and allows the public to view and purchase their wares. This month, it’s Luck O’ the Crawl, which means you can win sweet prizes while there!

First Thursday Art Stroll (March 1)

Location: Homewood (along 29th St.)

Time: 5 – 7:30 p.m.

Meet local artists and experience Homewood’s vibrant art community. On this night, participating businesses host featured artists, and this month, you can find them at Alabama Goods, Four Seasons, Liz Lane Gallery, Soho Retro, and B. Bayer.

To celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday, the McWane Science Center has a special Little Lab, an engineering design challenge, and other workshops and demonstrations planned throughout the day. Also, the first 100 friends who visit Itty Bitty Magic City will win a special surprise!

Enjoy live music, beverages, and all the chili you can eat, and at the same time, support a worthy cause! The Chili Cook-Off is The Exceptional Foundation’s largest fundraiser of the year with its proceeds helping to support funding for their programs, which strive to meet the social and recreational needs of individuals of all ages that are mentally challenged.

Third Coast Percussion is a GRAMMy Award-winning artist-run quartet that performs energetic and innovative percussion concerts. Here, they’ll be performing an exciting new work with WILCO drummer and composer, Glenn Kotche.

Children under 6 years old are free with the purchase of an adult ticket.

Sample food and beverages from 30 of Homewood’s restaurants and eateries while enjoying live music and raising funds for the Chamber’s scholarships for local students and for economic development efforts in the community. Click here to see the list of participating restaurants.

Take a look behind the scenes at this unique workplace and meet the creative minds behind the work produced at the studio. Plus, you can purchase the work right from the source! Taco Morro Loco’s food truck will be hanging out at the event, and Big Spoon Creamery is next door. You’ll also have the opportunity to buy a shirt, which they’ll teach you how to print!

Join the BMA and the Indian Cultural Society for the 8th annual Holiday Festival, the Indian celebration of color. This free event celebrates Indian culture with music, dance, food, henna, art-making, and gallery exploration. At the end, guests gather for the highlight of the day – throwing the powdered colors to welcome the spring season! (So be sure to wear something you don’t mind having to wash!)

Welcome spring at the Gardens with food, crafts, performances, and other activities. There will be a Japanese Children’s Choir performing, a Taiko performance, a Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu demonstration, and more!

This is one of those hidden gems of Birmingham – a live storytelling event where people tell true stories that they actually lived! The theme for this event is “Hell Hath No Fury: Stories from Womanhood,” and I recommend getting there when the doors open in order to get a good seat.

Sam’s Room (March 17)

Location: 301 19th St. N.

Time: 7:30 p.m.

Cost:

See Red Mountain Theatre Co. present this reading of Sam, a teenager with nonverbal special needs, as he experiences his senior year of high school in 1998. Featuring a unique storytelling style, a dynamic cast of three, and a hit album from globally recognized musicians, Sam takes us on his journey to communicate, remind everyone the true power of the human voice.

Each Spring, Vulcan Park & Museum organizes local walking tours to help us better know our city. They’re kicking off this season with a tour through Birmingham’s historic loft district, and you’ll also have the opportunity to check out the newest projects in the area!

At TEDxBirmingham, speakers from a variety of backgrounds share a bold, new idea through a short talk of 18 minutes or less. The events also feature artistic performances and hands-on, interactive experiences. This year’s lineup involves an energy consultant, immigration advocate, industrial designer, podcast hosts, robotics educator, firefighter, an aspiring “SuperDad,” and more.

If you enjoy swing dancing – or want to give it a try, I totally recommend checking out Steel City Swing! While they do meet weekly on Monday nights in Cahaba Heights, they’ve booked a live band, The Resonant Rogues, to play live music for the evening. You don’t need a partner to come. Just make sure you wear comfortable shoes!

Beth Hallel Birmingham, a Messianic Jewish congregation, hosts an annual Passover Seder for the community – Jews and Gentiles. If you’re unfamiliar with the Passover Seder, it is a symbolic dinner that looks back and celebrates God’s deliverance of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt that involved the sacrifice of a Passover lamb.

Location: Pepper Place (the indoor event space next to iCantina and Red Cat)

Time: 7 a.m. – noon

Come get your local produce and goods at Pepper Place’s smaller indoor market that will take place every Saturday through April 7th, rain or shine.Click here to see a list of which vendors will be there which week.